How Google AI is powering innovation at NARA, Air Force, and Aerospace Corporation

It’s indisputable. Over just a few short years, AI and machine learning have redefined day-to-day operations across the federal government–from vital public agencies, to federally-funded research NGOs, to specialized departments within the military—delivering results and positively serving the public good. We stand at a pivotal moment in time, a New Era of American Innovation, where AI is reshaping every aspect of our lives.

At Google, we recognize the immense potential of this moment, and we're deeply invested in ensuring that this innovation benefits all Americans. Our commitment goes beyond simply developing cutting-edge technology. We're focused on building a stronger and safer America.

Let’s take a closer look at just a few examples of AI-powered innovations and the transformative impact they are having across agencies.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) serves as the U.S. Government’s central recordkeeper—digitizing and cataloging billions of federal documents and other historical records–starting with the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence–at the National Archives. As the sheer volume of these materials inevitably grows over time, NARA’s mission includes leveraging new technologies to expand—yet simplify—public access, for novice info-seekers and seasoned researchers alike.

Sifting through NARA’s massive repositories traditionally required some degree of detective work—often weaving archival terminology into complex manual queries. As part of a 2023 initiative to improve core operations, NARA incorporated Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and Gemini into their searchable database, creating an advanced level of intuitive AI-powered semantic search. This allowed NARA to more accurately interpret a user’s context and intent behind queries, leading to faster and more relevant results.

The Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded nonprofit dedicated to exploring and solving challenges within humankind’s “space enterprise.” Their important work extends to monitoring space weather—solar flares, geomagnetic storms and other cosmic anomalies, which can affect orbiting satellites, as well as communications systems and power grids back on earth. The Aerospace Corporation partnered with Google Public Sector to revolutionize space weather forecasting using AI. This collaboration leverages Google Cloud's AI and machine learning capabilities to improve the accuracy and timeliness of space weather predictions, and better safeguard critical infrastructure and national security from the impacts of space weather events.

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) leads the U.S. Air Force’s development and deployment of new strategic technologies to defend air, space and cyberspace. AFRL partnered with Google Cloud to integrate AI and machine learning into key areas of research, such as bioinformatics, web application efficiency, human performance, and streamlined AI-based data modeling. By leveraging Google App Engine, BigQuery, and Vertex AI, AFRL has accelerated and improved performance of its research and development platforms while aligning with broader Department of Defense initiatives to adopt and integrate leading-edge AI technologies.

Google’s AI innovations are truly powering the next wave of transformation and mission impact across the public sector—from transforming how we access our history, to understanding the cosmos, to strengthening national defense back on Earth, with even more promise on the horizon.

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